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Saturday Night was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz
Type of Contender: Narrow
Contender Factor: 70.4 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)
Stage 1 – Pedigree
Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan
Stars: Rachel Sennott, Lamorne Morris, Willem Dafoe, Dylan O’Brien, J.K. Simmons, Gabriel LaBelle, Ella Hunt, Finn Wolfhard, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Matthew Rhys, Nicholas Braun, Kim Matula, Cory Michael Smith, Andrew Barth Feldman, Matt Wood, Cooper Hoffman, Emily Fairn, Paul Rust, Catherine Curtin, Robert Wuhl, Drew Scheid, Taylor Gray, Valri Bromfield, Nicholas Podany
Techs: Nathan Orloff, Shane Reid (Ed); Eric Steelberg (Ci); Jon Batiste (Mu)
Prior Recognition:
Extensive Dafoe, Reitman
Limited Simmons, Kenan, Batiste
Potential Morris, Hunt, Dewey, Rhys, Braun, Hoffman, Wuhl
Rating: 15 out of 25
Stage 2 – Content
Legacy: Original
Genre: Biography, Comedy
Length: 1h 49m
MPAA Rating: R
Rating: 13.9 out of 15
Stage 3 – Release
Festival: Telluride (24)
Release Date: Oct. 11, 2024
Strategy: Brief Platform, Wide
Rating: 11 out of 15
Stage 5 – Audience
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 84%
CinemaScore: B+
IMDb Rating: 7.1
Box Office Tally: $9,509,312
Box Office Status: Closed
Rating: 9.2 out of 15
